RMS

Preparing for an upcoming ISO audit can be stressful and time-consuming. But many fire departments have continued success with their ISO audits, without the unnecessary stress. So, what’s the secret? We recently spoke with one of our customers, Fire Chief Reginald Freeman at Hartford Fire Department (ISO Class 1), to get some insight on the […]

If you or someone on your team missed our recent CPSE-sponsored webinar, “DoD & Civilian Perspectives on Data Management for Accreditation Success,” we’ve got you covered. This blog post will give an overview of the key points from this webinar, which offers perspectives on the value of effective data management from the Department of Defense […]

Note: This post is intended for Emergency Reporting (ER) customers. To download and share a PDF version of this article, click here.   With the COVID-19 novel coronavirus spreading exponentially around the world, we acknowledge the need to provide Emergency Reporting users with tools to accurately track and analyze COVID-19. Here’s how you can input data […]

As technology continues to help shape and grow the fire service in ways that many of us couldn’t have imagined even 10 or 15 years ago, it has become imperative that we consider the physical space and data requirements when designing and renovating fire stations. In a recent Firehouse.com article, “Technology Challenges in Your New […]

Hearing the words “administrative training” is enough to make most action-oriented public safety professionals cringe. But the truth is, administrative training can be vital to our success in the fire service and beyond. Anything we can do in this area to develop our management, leadership, and technology skills can help us become better at our […]

Before signing up for Emergency Reporting fire department records management software, many of our customers spent years using paper records and Excel spreadsheets to try to manage their data and incident reports. This outdated method of managing fire department records is cumbersome, inefficient, and ineffective. As a FireRescueMagazine.com article states, “Under the best conditions, paper […]

The third installment of our series on Community Risk reduction (CRR) discusses the importance fire inspections and permits and how tools from Emergency Reporting can help.

We recently welcomed Gordon County Fire-Rescue in Calhoun, GA to the Emergency Reporting (ER) family. Before joining ER a few months ago, Gordon County Fire-Rescue was using FIREHOUSE Software. Theirs is a similar story to many fire departments around the country: After years of using an inadequate and underwhelming Records Management System (RMS), they’ve turned […]

This second installment of our three-part series on Community Risk Reduction (CRR) covers the importance of community education and outreach in your CRR program.

This post details the evolution of Community Risk Reduction (CRR), what it means for your department, and how you can use Emergency Reporting software to reach your CRR goals.